Tilde v1.4.0

Tilde 1.4.0

A Format menu for Markdown, task-list boxes that copy as text, and fixes for links with parentheses and for Save As.

New

• Format menu for Markdown. Bold (⌘B) and Italic (⌘I) wrap the selection in ** / *, or take the markers off again. Add Link… (⌘K) turns the selection into [text](url), using the URL on the clipboard if there is one. Typing *, _, `, ~, [, ( or " over a selection wraps it instead of replacing it, so a second * makes it bold. Each command is one ⌘Z. Paste (⌘V) is unchanged. (#20)
• Task lists copy as text. Copying a task list from Reader as plain text gives ☐ / ☑︎ for each box, the way a bullet gives •. Rich-text copies keep the box images. (#47)

Fixed

• Links whose URL contains parentheses, like [Foo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo_(bar)), and README badges like [![CI](…)](…) are styled as one link in the editor, and ⌘-click opens the full address. This was a known issue in 1.3.0. Escaped brackets in link text work too, and ⌘K escapes brackets in the text it links. (#38)
• Save As and Duplicate keep a file's extension, such as .json or .sh, instead of proposing .txt. The new file also keeps the original's permissions, so a copy of a private key stays readable only by you, and a copied script stays executable. (#39)

Install

Already on Tilde 1.2.0 or later? Choose Tilde ▸ Check for Updates…. If you installed with Homebrew, run brew upgrade --cask tilde.

For a new install:

1. Download Tilde-v1.4.0.dmg below.
2. Open the DMG.
3. Drag Tilde to Applications.
4. Open a .txt, .md, or .markdown file with Tilde.

Requires macOS 14.0 or later.

Notes

Known issue: files with no extension, like id_ed25519, or an extension macOS doesn't know, like .pub, still get .txt proposed on Save As and Duplicate. Their permissions are kept (#39).

Thanks to @JeongJaeSoon for the Format menu (#34).

Released under the MIT License.